I have a 30 amp 120 volt outlet under my house which is used for "shore power" for my 5th wheel RV. That is the only application I have ever seen it used in. I run a 10 gauge 3 wire "extension cord" out to the RV. Michael B
On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 6:34 PM, Mike Nickerson via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > Same experience in Idaho as David's in Ohio. The entire garage is wired > with one circuit, using 15A outlets. I've seen 20A circuits, but only in > commercial installations. I've never seen a 30A outlet that was 120V. > > Mike > > > On October 20, 2015 1:24:45 PM MDT, EVDL Administrator via EV < > ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > >On 20 Oct 2015 at 8:42, Ben Goren via EV wrote: > > > >> All the garages I'm familiar with have 30A circuits. Garages > >typically get > >> used for power equipment like saws that need heavy draws. If there's > >a single > >> 30A circuit in the entire house, it'll be in the garage. > > > >I'm confused here. Are you still talking 120v? If I'm not mistaken, > >by the > >NEC, a 30a 120v circuit would have to be a dedicated circuit with a > >single > >30a (NEMA 5-30 or 6-30) receptacle on it. > > > >Not that that's impossible to have such a circuit, but I can't imagine > >what > >normal domestic purpose it would serve. Any home appliance that > >requires > >that kind of power is almost always a 240v appliance. > > > >I've NEVER seen a 30a 120v circuit in a garage here in Ohio. Heck, I > >don't > >think I recall ever seeing one in a house, either, though I have seen > >them > >in commercial settings. > > > >However, I HAVE seen countless 30a 240v dryer receptacles and 50a range > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20151020/ef16c78f/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
